robert 2025-06-30 03:24 a.m.Upon review of the Movant’s Emergency Application for a Pre-Suit Preservation Order, the Court finds good cause to enter the following Order:
Preservation Obligation:
All individuals and entities served with the Movant’s litigation hold (Exhibit A to the Application), including but not limited to all current and former employees, agents, and representatives of the Mayflower Department of Justice, are hereby ordered to preserve all documents, data, and electronically stored information within their possession, custody, or control that may be relevant to the anticipated litigation described in the Movant’s Application.
Scope of Materials to be Preserved:
The materials subject to this preservation obligation include, but are not limited to:
a. All communications, chat logs, deletion records, administrative actions, and metadata from the Department of Justice’s internal and external communication platforms, including but not limited to:
The Criminal Justice Office,
The Public Integrity Office,
The Solicitor General’s Office, and
Any other DOJ divisions or sub-offices reasonably anticipated to possess relevant material.
b. Any direct messages, private communications, or administrative records created, sent, deleted, or received by Ringifys, in both his official and individual capacities, that relate to the subject matter of the litigation hold, including but not limited to:
Administrative actions affecting message content;
Receipt and/or recovery of any previously deleted or delayed items referenced in Ringifys communications following the issuance of the litigation hold.
No Destruction, Deletion, or Alteration:
All covered parties are prohibited from destroying, deleting, altering, or otherwise modifying any materials falling within the above scope until further order of this Court.
Affirmative Safeguards:
Covered parties must take affirmative steps to safeguard these materials from inadvertent deletion, including suspending any routine data deletion protocols, retention policies, or chat auto-purges affecting these materials.
SO ORDERED.(edited)
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